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BEIRUT \u2013 After two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Rome, Lebanon<\/a> and Israel took steps toward implementing \u201cpilot zones\u201d in southern Lebanon where Israeli forces would withdraw and turn over control to the Lebanese army, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The State Department said in a statement that the talks were \u201cproductive\u201d and the parties \u201cagreed on the structure and guidelines for the pilot zone process, to be finalized and implemented in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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